Ahto

== Estonian == === Proper noun === Ahto Variation of Ahti, god of waters in Finnish and Estonian mythology. a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== More common than Ahti as an Estonian given name, while Finns prefer Ahti. == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑhto/, [ˈɑ̝xt̪o̞] Rhymes: -ɑhto Syllabification(key): Ah‧to Hyphenation(key): Ah‧to === Etymology 1 === A variant of Ahti (mythology), roughly equivalent to Ahti +‎ -o. ==== Proper noun ==== Ahto (Finnic mythology) A variation of Ahti, name of the god of the depths, water, and fishing in Finnish mythology. 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 48:135-136: ===== Usage notes ===== Ahto is used in place of Ahti for the deity in Kalevala to distinguish from the character named Ahti (Ahti Saarelainen, i.e. Lemminkäinen). ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === A variant of Ahti (given name), roughly equivalent to Ahti +‎ -o. ==== Proper noun ==== Ahto a male given name, a rare variation of Ahti a Finnish surname ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Statistics ===== Ahto is the 845th (tied with 3 other names) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 152 male individuals (and as a middle name to 78 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. The surname Ahto belongs to 110 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. ==== See also ==== Finnish mythology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === ahot, haot, hota, taho